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The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10

deed, be said merely to represent a fresh
way Of spending money and exhibiting
extravaganza. I happened to see one of
these sticks a few days CO.. It hal
been brought to New York by a fash
ionable women who had been spending
the summe at Trouville, France. I be-
heve she used the cane religiousIy on the
other side, but here it occupies a promi-
nent corner in the drawing room and is
regarded more as a curiosity than any
thing else. 1t is made of finest
satin wood and is twice the length of
the ordinary walking-stick. The handle
is thick and round, topped with gold
and surrounded by tiny turquois and
diamonds. On touching a spring this
gold tip flies back, revealing within a
small bottle, presumably for perfume.
| say presumably, because one would
naturally imagine the glass receptacle to
be destined for triple extracts and moth
ing else. Inquiry, however, revealed
the startling fact that anything liquid
with the exception of perfume may be
carried in the bottle. Vinaigrettcs, I
was gravely informed, belong to a past
generation. No woman of elegance ever
carries one. She rubs a few drops of
fragrant extract In her ears, and puts
any number of silken sachets in the
drawers of her toilet table. but as to
being seen witha vulgar smelling-bottlc,
such a thing is out of the question.
What purpose, then, does the bottle in
the cane serve2 Why, in nine cases
out of ten it is filled with chloral, brandy,
liquor or any other of the stimulating
drugs SO much affected by the modern
women of fashion. New York Letter.
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LADIES, DEPARTMENT.
MAIDEN Ladies'.

qtev have a custom at the Andrew
Presbyterian church, Minneapolis,
sb;eh has brought great CONSERVATION
4 the widows and maiden ladies. It
s.uan with tho children and extended
4 he congregation. On each Sunday
@,,oving d birthday the person who has
;h,,s shufied off another year marches
4. The front and drops as many pennies
ia the missionary box as he is years
iii Ii can readily be seer how en-
,arrassing this is to many. They resort
i Ill sorts of tricks to avoid divulging
,s,e truth. Sometimes a lady will put
/. over a dollar, and as everybody
FnoWs she is not a hundred years old it
III her out Of the dilemma. The mis-
sionary box is the gamer. -lPioneer
nsoea
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How Bonnets are Made.

sew wires about the brims of hats
AID bonuets, said a young girl in a mil
AasFa shop to a New York correspond
e g have been here eight months
AHa they are JUST beginning to let me
pt III silk liningss' shipping soma
isAgths ii brown silk for the purpose.
fheshat whose fate I was watching went
sEona her hand to those of a pretty girl
gaeszllat older and with nearly two
Ass Experience, who faced it daintily
Hah velvet. tt was 6Aen passed to q
%salllinar proper, as the word il used in a
senaeRhat restricted technical sense,
Wig prepared it for the trimmer. The
AllllaeF put a band of pheasant's plum
ase shout the rim and covered the crown
slEA \ glossy plush, blending shades Of
aEewsas bronze aud olive to match the
~asaal'sfs. The milliner was a piquant
a%Easstse, She had bsen at work nearly
ssaa zeaFs and aspired shortly to be-
a trimmer. This important p,r-
ssasa who keeps about four milliners
lsz supplying her with material, re-
Fed the hat Inst Of all, mounted it on
e asas Of her fingers gazed at it re-
aEsEaselg for a minute, and then pro-
saea 10 concoct q bow which she
aH1sl " exactly the right place on the
' sEd pronounced it done.
g little apprentice girl who sews
80 aoesn'e cara above SO or So a
The older girl who may b.
70 cut velvets aud pushes for
phil anywhere from Sc toSi0.
%allliaer, who ii often 4 woman who
u baa trimmer, but never de-
ability enough for that grade Of
ofeSsioa, does nothing but put
cover Of lace or beads or plush
o@onnes aud Is paid from $40 to
simmsr has I'd Lavc inventive
Ha bs something Of d designer. Ii
genius in this line, she can
AsF own wages.
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Fashion Notes.

tSAAO 'ODSS
Plaided moire is the latest novelty in
silks.
Silk handkerchiefs have "gone out"
utterly.
The smaller a scarfpin is the more
stylish.
Scarfs of every shape must be in
striped patterns.
China Grape is much used for brides
maids dresses.
Bustles are diminishing in size, say
the authorities.
Immense buttons arc features in the
garniture of costumes.
the rage for the antique in jewelry is
every day more marked.
All the silks of the season are very
soft, with lustrous surface.
Royal purple will be the fashionable
color for the coming season.
Stirring is still seen as a finish for
wollens as we'll as for surahs.
Profuse decoration of the crown is a
feature of fashionable bonnets.
Enamelled pansies and daisies, with
diamond centres, are the favorite lace
pins.
Some OF the net gowns in quiet neu-
t9al tints are very pretty for young
girls.
Fancy hair-pins are generally worn
and continue to be ornamental and elab-
crate.
New shades of terra-cotta combine
we'll with old pink, serpent green and
new blues.
Dull gold and oxidiz,d silver braids
are used in decorating the newest of
tailor gowns.
Gloves AID slippers of exactly the
SAM shade of undressed kid are proper
accessories of evening toilets.
Braided jackets in Battenberg cloth
are worn with ovcrskirts of the same
material, over velvet or plush.
Waistcoats for ordinary wear are cut
lower and lower, and four-in-hand scarfs
are consequently assuming portentous
length.
Large hats are good form and are gen.
orally worn by stylish women in pierre
ence to a close bonnet for ordinary oc-
casions this season.
Braided bonnets are very stylish,
made of the same cloth as the costume,
and in brides travelling costumes moth
ing can be prettier.
Sashes of tartan wool are worn by lit.
tie girls with plain cashmere costumes,
and haye q pretty effect. The ends are
fringedbut and overcast.
The prettiestsfashion for bridesmaids
is to wear a broad brimmel hat of either
lace or shirrel null. The English
habit is q pretty fashion as well.
s'The fore and aft" or English shoot
ing cap, viii still be worn BY young
girls for school hats and other purposes.
they are to be found in ~cifeviots and in
plain clothes as well.
The STRIPED cashmeres are an entire
novelty, and will be generally used this
season instead Of light woosens of rough
texture. The gay colors are pretty, and
lend a piquancy to the costume.
The manner in which the skirt is hung
ia these days Of simple drapery is q
great importance. The tournure is mol
excessive ia these days, but it should
be made so as to stay ia place easily.
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a Choice Of Pets.

He had promised to buy her q dog.
ssWhat kind do you like best2" he
asked tendelly,o as he squeezed her
hand.
"Wcll.n she said thoughtfully, as she
rested her chin on his shoulder, some
like Scotch tcrrors, but rs for me !
should just dote on an English pug"
And he said sWeetly that their ideas
eon-cur-red.s
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10
The Man for the York.

a lawyer had a great reputation for
collecting bad debts. It was to this
lawyer that little Bob Finchley repaired
when he wa requested to u quick for
d doctor as 4 neighbor's child had swal-
lowed d coin.
ssBother the DOCTOR cried Bob; run
for Lawyer Johnson he'll get the mon
ey out Of him quicker than a dozen doc
tors.
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Gentle Hint.

why that PARKWAY look, dearY' he
said tendeny. Are you gazing into
the future and contemplating the rest
ful happiness which is coming to you
aud me love5n
NO, George she replied. dexter
ouslg suppressing i yawn, was merely
looking ! 1.-THE clock.-IThe Epoch.
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$500 RnMnrL.

The former proprietor of DR.. Sage's Catarrb
Remedy for years made a standing, public Of
for q case of catarrh that he could not cure.
The present proprietors have renewed this Of
fer. All the druggists sell this Remedy, togeth-
or with the "Douchee," and all other appliances
advised to be used in connection with it. No
catarrh patient is longer able to say Il cannot
be cured" You get $500 in case of failure.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10

"Why, Brown, how short your coat Isl said
Jones one day to his friend Brown, who wittily
replied: Yes; but it will he long enough be-
fore | get another" Some men spend so much
for medicines that neither heal nor help them,
that new clothes is with them like angels visits
few and far between. Internal fcvers, weak
ness of tho lungs, shortness OF breath and lin
gering coughs, soon ield to the magic influence
Of that royal remedy DR.. R.V. Piercc's Golden
Medical Discovery"
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10
The gardeners in India are all Buddhists.

Consumption, Scrofuln, General Debility,
Wasting Diseases of Children,
Chronic Coughs and Bronchitis, can be cured
by the use of SCoTT's EMULSION OF Pure Cod
Liver Oil with IIvpophosphites. Prominent
physicians use it and testify to It's great value.
| lease read III, following: u used SCOTS
Emulsion for an obstinate Cough VIII Hemor-
rhage, Loss of Appetite, Emaciation, S ecp-
lesSncss, &c. Ali of these have now loft, and
belicv, your Emulsion has saved a case of
well-developed Consumptioa.'-T.J FINDLEY,
NJ. D., Lone Stlr, Texas.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10

If you are bothered with .hard tines and
want to learn how to turn your time into money
quickly and pleasantly. write to b. It. johnson
& Co., Richmond, Va. They have q plan on
foot that you ought carefully to consider.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10

Functional arrangement of the female sys-
tenn is quickly cured by the use Of DIR. r. V.
Picrce's ''Favorite Prescription" 1t removcs
pain and restores health and strength. BY all
druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10

The value of pr, perry annually destroyed
throughout the wor Il is put at SIS, 10000,
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10
Origin of the Word Cigar.

The origin of the word cigar is of
some interest, and is not to be found in
the ordinary dictionaries. The word, of
course, is Spanish, and Littre in his
French dictionary, says thatit is derived
from cigars, the Spanish name for grass
hopper, and is SO called because of the
resemblance of the article to the body
of a grasshopper. This seems very far
fetched, and there is another derivation
which seems moro reasonable. When
the Spaniards first introduced tobacco
into Spain from the island of Cuba in
the sixteenth century they cultivated
the plant in their gardens, which, in
Spain, are called cigarrales. Eachgrew
his tobacco in his cigarral, and rolled it
up for smoking as he had learned it
from the Indians in the West Indies.
When one offered a smoke to a friend
he could say: stEs de mi eigarrar'-It
is from my garden. Soon the expression
came to be Este cigarras es de mi
cigarral"-This cigar is from my garden.
And from this the eword cigar spread
over the world. The name eigarral for
garden I'M from cigarra, a grasshop-
pei, that insect being very common in
Spain, and cigarral meaning the place
where the cigarra sings. In this way
the word cigar comes from cigarla, the
name of the insect, not because it re-
sembles the body of the grasshopper,
but because it was grown in the place it
frequents.-[Chicago Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10

Stone bullets were used in 1914; those of iron
are first mentioned in 1850.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10
BOWED Do,s,s wan Wetqht Of Voc.

BosCed Doacas With Weight of Woe.
ssAre you well acquainted with Mr..
RigsbyY'
"Quite well. He is employed in the
same Office with me.
III think he is such an interesting
young man. He is always 10 melan-
choly. He surely must have suffered
some great Disappointment
Yes, he has.
"aOh, how romauticl How VA it,
why, be expected q raise Of salary
On the iss and: didn't get hn-[Nc-
braska State Journal
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This heading is a familiar sight nmost news
the best publications for MANY years past.
DR.. ii. g. Root, of 1873 Pearl ST, New York,
has a world wide reputation as a successful
specialist in this distressing disease, and has,
no doubt, cured more cases than all other doc
tors combined. AS an evidence of good faith
the doctor sends Il free sample bottle of his rem
edy to all sufferers who write for it if they give
their Express and Iostotlice address. -
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10

ROYAL GLUE mcnds everything! Broken
China, Glass, Wool. Free Vials at Drugs Il Gro
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10

Curiously enough the man who is always in
o pickle doesn't p eserve his temper worth q
nanf
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10

Daughters, Wives and Mothers.
Send for Pamph' ct on Female Diseases, free
securely scaled. Dr.J. B. Marchisi, Utica, NY.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10

Unsatisfying food-The provisions" of a
mortgage.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10

Sumatra has q flower which grows to nine
feet in circumference. and weighs fl teen
pounds.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10
PosToFFIcEs were first established
in Paris in 14G2; in England, 1851 in
Germany, 1641 in Turkey, TAO.
Cousump,ion surely Cured.

To the Editor:-Please inform your readers
that | have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. BY its timely use thousands Of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. |
shall be glad to send two bottles OF my remedy
FREE to any of your readers who have con-
sumption II they will send me their Express
and p. o. address. Respectfully,
t. A. SLOCUM, NC, Isl Pearl ST.. N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-10
81 Cure Eiis.';

Market report Onions stronger, milk
weaker.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13
BETTER THAN VACATION.

This is pre-eminently the vaca-
on month, when thousands seek
EST and recreation. But to those
no suffer the depressing effects of
lmmer debility, the disagreeable
ymptoms of scrofula, the tortures
{ billiousness, dyspepsia, or sick
eadache, there is more pain than
leasure in leaving home. To such
e say, give Hoods Sarsaparilla a
'ial. 1t will purify your blood,
me up and strengthen your body,
spel every trace of scrofula, cor
ct biliousness, and positively cure
OF sick headache. Take
before you go, and enjoy your
ication a thousand fold.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13
DEATH OF W. H. SKINNER.

"Bill Skinner is dead" said a
man coming into the office of Da-
kota newspaper.
Moses and thunderp yelled the
editor, beginning to jump around
the desk, SHAT old thief hasn't died
has he? He owed me four years.
back subscription, but / am willing
TO lose it just for the satisfaction of
showing that the bowling old hypo-
critic has gone where he will get
what he deserves. Besides, if l
went out and said word about it,
the old woman and the boys would
chase me eff the place with pitch
fork. Got to give BIN an obituary
though, s'pose." Then he sat
down and wrote: "It is with
heavy heart and tagging pen that
we make the announcement that
William Horatio Skinner is no
morel For many years he has been
a leading citizen of this place; a
man honorcd, respected, large heart
ed, able; man who touched moth
ing that he did not adorn. This
usually happy communityis plung-
ed in the deepest gloom by the sad
event. But what is our loss is
heavens gair.-Hcst n peae>LH~4
vas a Kind husband and an indul-
gent father, Dakota Bell.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

A Frenchman near Watcrville,
Me-, has a Newfoundland dog
which he uses as a horse. He re-
Gently rode into town, driving the
big dog, hitched to a small two
ushes'~sl>ca whinh4he animal had
hauled in sight of three>seys- from
a town in Canada, distance ox
about $50 miles, The owner said
the dog could outstrip in a days
journey the best of horses.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

Honolulu is almost overrun by
the Chinese; many of these are
merchants Of no small pretensions,
and one or two are millionaires.
One of the prettiest residences in
the fashionable part of the CITY is
owned by Chinaman named A.
Fong. His establishment is one of
regal and oriental splendor. The
natives appear to take very kindly
TO the Chinamcn-the Kanaka wo-
men marrying them in preference
to white men or men of their own
nationality, and in this l think
they are fully justified and evince
sound discretion. The Chinaman
is frugal and thrifty-respects and
takes pride in his Kanaka wife,
escorts her about and furnishes a
good home. The native is too in
dolent, too improvident or too big
an Indian to take his wife into
consideration, and the white man
abuses and deserts her whenever
md as often as it suits his purpose.
Home Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

In tearing down a chimney at
tached to house on the farm of
Mrs. Kelly, in Eldorado county,
CAL, a strong box containing $685.
600 in gold coin was discovered.
The farm was an inheritance from
Mrs. Kelley's mother, who was re-
ported, during her life time, to
possess a largo amount of money,
but on whose death little coin was
found.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

A lawyer driving along a cour
road asked a woman who was WI
ing in the same direction WI
way he had to turn to reach B.
The woman gave him direct
and added that she was goin
that direction and would point
the way. "All right, good woml
said the lawyer, Jump up; be
bad company than none" A
jogging some miles further tile
man descended and thanked
for the drive. "Have l much
Their to 60 ere l reach the B.
road?" asked the limb of the ]
"Oh, you passed it some two
three miles. back" was the ans,
"but as | thought bad comp
better than none / brought yout
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

The states can touchdown on the
'rritories all they want to, but the
let remains that more "Uncle
om's Cabin" Companies go to
icccs in the one territory of Da-
eta, then in all the states com
ined.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

A chicken-thief who was recent
ly arrested at Xenia, Ohio, is said
to have made as high as 800 a
week by his skillfulness. He
operates with two-horse covered
wagon, and was always careful to
do his stealing outside his county.
He would drive to the scene of his
depredations in the night, and
would sometimes capture as many
as three hundred fowls,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

A Reno (Nev.) paper says that
an old man named Bollinger arriv-
ed in that city accompanied by a
little boy and girl, who had walked
all the way from Cornith, Miss.
They were little over three
months on the road and were
bound for Haywards, Gala, where
the man had a wealthy sister. The
old man said that he had spent $40
for food on the trip.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13
DEACON BURDETTE,
pELIyER us PROM RICHES.

"Great possessions may bring us
great misfortunes. The wise man
is sometimes correct. Only six
months ago a man in Ohio was left
a fortune of 100000 by the death
of his father. And already his
brothers, sisters and cousins have
gone into court and proved that the
mans father had three wives at one
time, that he died head and ears in
debt to all his relatives, that his
fortune was dishonesty obtained
and that he was defaulter to the
government, that he had been VIC
lently insane at several periods of
his life and was in a condition of
hopeless imbecility at the time he
made this will, that the man forged
this will anyhow, and that he was
not able to take care of such prop
.erty in any case, being himself a
little better than an idiot. He has I
still little money left, but he
leaves it out on the doorstep every
night, in the hope that somebody
will come along and steal it.
BEAUTIFUL HEATHEN CUSTOM.
when Chinaman earnestly
presses visitor to stay to dinner,
the visitor is then aware that he is
not wanted, and straightway he
goes home, In America the invita-
ton to remain to dinner, however
cordially phrased, often means just
whatit does among the lying hea-
than, but what puzzles the Chris
tan is to know just when it means q
"stay" and when it means ego" In
some respects the heather hold 1
away over us.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

Twenty prominent citizens
out to lynch the Mormon El
who have been PROSECUTING in
kelley county, Georgia, where
sionaries have had wonderful
cess. When the lynching !
appeared one missionary aske'
a final request before his deaf
be allowed to preach a serl..~,
He began, and as he proceeded tt
masks dropped, and when he ha
finished the lynching party wei
thoroughly converted to Mormon
ism.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13
Says Harper's Bazaar, "Our

Says Harper's Bazaar, "Our
guage is singularly deficient;
have no word to represent fianc
fiancee; my daughters beau is
fashioned; my daughters yc
man is very countrified;
daughters lover is scarcely a p
er phrase; SO we have to beat arc
the bush unless we adopt
French word" A Norristown W
doesn't experience the diffic
complained of by the Bazaar.
calls him "that measly dude "
sweet on my sister," and let's
at that.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13
Great Excitement in Tea

Great excl ement has been eau cd in the vi Unity
OF Paris. Texas. by the remarkable recovery a
Mr.. j. C,riey, vino helpless be could
notturn in bed or raise his head, everybody call
he was dying with Consumption. A trial 90 the cf
DR.. Kings New Discovery sent him. Finding
relief he b 'ught large bottle and box Of d..
Kings New Life Pills; by the time he had tzkel
two boxes OF the Pills and two bottles OF the Dis
eovery, be was VIII and had gained ia flesh thirty
six pounds Trial bottles of this Great Di. cover.
rec at Little & Co. M
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

A man entered a drug store in
New York the other day and rang
the telephone bell and wanted to
call up the Mikado of Japan. He
was called crazy and put under ar
rest. Ten years hence it will be
seen that he was only ahead of his
date.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

The value of the cattle of this
country is estimated by Commits
sloner Colman at the large sum of
vi 200, 100000, and he says the an
nual products of these animals are
four times the yearly earnings of
all the railroads of the country.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

The bicycle law in Oregon re-
aires bicycle riders. to stop 100
ards from any person going in the
Dposite direction. with a team, and
main stationary until the team
as passed.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

Captain Mitchell, OF the bark Antoine Sails,
New York and Havana trade, came home Il
May, entirely helpless with rheumatism. HI
went to the mountains, but receiving n
benefit, at his wife's request began to tax :
Hoods Sarsaparila. He Immediately begal
to improve; in two months his rheumatiarii
was all gone, and he sailed in command q
his vessel well man. Hoods Sarsaparilla
VIII help you. Sold by all druggists.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13

''Say, bub, remarked would-bc
fisherman, care there any fish in
this stream?"
"Yep."
"Will they bite?"
None of them ever bit me, mis-
ter; but you don't need to go into
sthe water to fish if you don't like"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-08-13
Actvie, Pushing and neliahle.

Little & Co. can always be relied upon to carry in
,ck The purest and best goods. aud sustain the
putation OF being active, pushing and reliable,
rec ,mmentlug articles with well establish
erlt and such are as popular. Having the agency.
the celebrated Ur. Kings New Discovery fo-
assumption, colds and coughs, will sell 1t on
} five guarantee. 1t Will surely cure any ane.
'ery aft ctou Of throat, lungs, chest, and in
der to prove our claim, ask you to call and
I trfal b6,t, free